Sea Vista Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape (South), South Africa)

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Sea Vista Surf Guide

Sea Vista in St Francis Bay is an exposed reef break that only works when conditions are just right. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. A left hand reef. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of sharks and rocks.

Sea Vista Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	inconsistent	19.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sea Vista:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sea Vista occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sea Vista (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sea Vista with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 42% of the time in May while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

42%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sea Vista Location Map

Interactive Sea Vista surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Sea Vista is Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ) in South Africa, which is 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Sea Vista is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 203 km (126 miles) away.

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Sea Vista Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 07:25 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	E	SSE	SE	SE
Period (s)	9	11	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off

Tides at Sea Vista

Current tide and informaton

For Doughnuts Backreef, 8 km from Sea Vista.

Next High Water: 06:06pm | 1.28m

Next Low Water: 11:54am | 0.35m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sea Vista Sea Temperature

The Sea Vista water temperature is reasonably warm (19.4 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (14.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite